Lancaster House Conferences (Nigeria)

Lancaster House Conferences (Nigeria)

The Lancaster House Conferences in London 1957 and 1958 were meetings where the federal constitution for an independent Nigeria was prepared. The meetings were presided over by the British Colonial Secretary, and Nigerian delegates were selected to represent each region and to reflect various shades of opinion. The delegation was led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), and included party leaders Obafemi Awolowo of the Action Group, Nnamdi Azikiwe of the NCNC, and Ahmadu Bello of the NPC – as well as the premiers of the Western, Eastern, and Northern regions.


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